Digitization has allowed for automation of manual tasks in manufacturing but the adaptation of these technologies in legacy manufacturing facilities has their own challenges [1]}, [2]}. To recognize achievements in digital manufacturing we must address issues surrounding the difficulties in acquiring information across legacy, proprietary, and non-computerized machinery. Legacy and non-computerized machines provide little or no data electronically. For such equipment, acquiring process information requires manual monitoring or the installation of various sensors and data acquisition devices. This approach is oftentimes slow, expensive, invasive, and often provides limited data. As a result of these factors, the vital legacy equipment may be left unmonitored.
